Where does “annar” come from?

annar (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.

annar (Icelandic): other, another, else; second; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. other, another, else; second; inflection of...

Ancestry of “annar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
2Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ánteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic anþeraz →Every word from Old Norse annarr →